Right to Work States Lead ‘Biden Economic Recovery’
In President Biden’s recent State of the Union Address, he noted economic growth in many states. But, he didn’t mention that it’s the right-to-work states that are driving the economic growth. They far outpace the growth seen non-right-to-work or forced-unionism states.
Recently updated data from the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor show that from 2010 to 2020, “right-to-work†states outpaced forced-unionism states in job growth by nearly 2 to 1 — and they are now poised to get back much sooner to their pre-pandemic job numbers than forced-unionism states. The current trend shows right-to-work states will surge even further ahead over the next decade.
… from 2010 to 2020, the 22 states that had right-to-work laws banning forced union dues and fees as a job condition on the books for the entire decade saw an 18% increase in their aggregate private-sector employment. Meanwhile, private-sector employment in the 23 states that have forced unionism grew by barely more than half as much.
The six top-ranking states over the decade, enjoying employment gains of between 20.8% and 31.3%, are all right-to-work…
[Everyone] in every state should enjoy the freedom and opportunity of right-to-work protections.
MARK MIX, NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK PRESIDENT OP-ED IN THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Fortunately, because federal labor law is the source of private-sector forced union dues and fees, Congress has the authority and the responsibility to fix the problem. To ensure post-COVID-19 recovery for employees, Congress should pass the National Right to Work Act.
Read more of National Right to Work President Mark Mix’s op-ed in the Washington Examiner.